What to Expect When You're Expecting
“It's too late to pull out now.”
Challenges of impending parenthood turn the lives of five couples upside down. Two celebrities are unprepared for the surprise demands of pregnancy; hormones wreak havoc on a baby-crazy author, while her husband tries not to be outdone by his father, who's expecting twins with his young trophy wife; a photographer's husband isn't sure about his wife's adoption plans; a one-time hook-up results in a surprise pregnancy for rival food-truck owners.
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Cast
91 people
Cameron Diaz
Jules
Known for
Shrek
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Jennifer Lopez
Holly
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Anaconda
The Boy Next Door
Elizabeth Banks
Wendy
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The Lego Movie
The Hunger Games
Chace Crawford
Marco
Known for
The Boys
Gossip Girl
Brooklyn Decker
Skyler
Known for
Just Go with It
Battleship
Ben Falcone
Gary
Known for
Joey
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Anna Kendrick
Rosie
Known for
Pitch Perfect
A Simple Favor
Matthew Morrison
Evan
Known for
Glee
Tulip Fever
Dennis Quaid
Ramsey
Known for
The Day After Tomorrow
The Parent Trap
Chris Rock
Vic
Known for
Madagascar
Grown Ups
Rodrigo Santoro
Alex
Known for
Westworld
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Joe Manganiello
Davis
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True Blood
Spider-Man
Kirk Jones Director · Heather Hach Screenplay Shauna Cross Screenplay
Worldwide gross $80M · Budget $40M · United States release May 18, 2012
Box office
Budget
$40,000,000
Worldwide gross
$79,700,000
Gross vs. budget
2.0×
Production
Lionsgate
Production · Studio
Alcon Entertainment
Production
Phoenix Pictures
Production
What to Expect Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Israel · May 17, 2012
Theatrical
United States · May 18, 2012
Theatrical
Argentina
October 25, 2012 · Theatrical
Australia
May 30, 2012 · Theatrical
Austria
August 16, 2012 · Digital
Belgium
June 20, 2012 · Theatrical
Brazil
August 3, 2012 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
June 1, 2012 · Theatrical
Cambodia
May 24, 2012 · Theatrical
Croatia
May 31, 2012 · Theatrical
Czechia
June 21, 2012 · Theatrical
Denmark
May 24, 2012 · Theatrical
Estonia
May 18, 2012 · Theatrical
Finland
July 13, 2012 · Theatrical
France
June 20, 2012 · Theatrical
Germany
August 15, 2012 · Theatrical
Greece
June 21, 2012 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
June 7, 2012 · Theatrical
Hungary
May 31, 2012 · Theatrical
Iceland
June 20, 2012 · Theatrical
India
May 18, 2012 · Theatrical
Ireland
May 25, 2012 · Theatrical
Italy
September 14, 2012 · Theatrical
Japan
December 15, 2012 · Digital
Lithuania
May 18, 2012 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 24, 2012 · Theatrical
October 9, 2012 · Physical · DVD
October 24, 2012 · Physical · Blu-ray
January 14, 2015 · TV · RTL 4
Norway
July 6, 2012 · Theatrical
Pakistan
May 18, 2012 · Theatrical
Philippines
May 17, 2012 · Theatrical
Poland
June 22, 2012 · Theatrical
Portugal
June 14, 2012 · Theatrical
Romania
May 25, 2012 · Theatrical
Russia
May 17, 2012 · Theatrical
Singapore
May 17, 2012 · Theatrical
Slovakia
June 21, 2012 · Theatrical
Slovenia
May 17, 2012 · Theatrical
Spain
July 13, 2012 · Theatrical
Sweden
May 25, 2012 · Theatrical
Türkiye
May 18, 2012 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 25, 2012 · Theatrical
October 22, 2012 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
July 15, 2024 · Digital · Prime Video
August 10, 2024 · Digital · Netflix
Vietnam
June 29, 2012 · Theatrical
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